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In compliance with Indiana University’s recently announced policy regarding COVID-19, we are cancelling the 2020 Animal Behavior Conference. We are sorry for any inconvenience the cancellation may cause, and regret that we’ll all be missing out on this chance to share our research.
POSTED 3/2/2020
There are just a few places left for the Institute for Compassionate Conservation (ICC) and Mahouts Elephant Foundation (MEF) award winning field course studying Asian elephants in Thailand this summer! For the third consecutive year our research-intensive study abroad program is welcoming college students to our field site in rural northern Thailand to engage in applied compassionate conservation research. The program is awarded by Conservation Careers as a top conservation training opportunity.
ICC and MEF are pioneering in elephant rewilding (see our most recent published journal article here) and community based conservation through sustainable ecotourism (see some of our recent press here). The participating students will have the chance to directly engage in this exciting research. Dr. Liv Baker and the highly skilled MEF team will accompany the students into the field to study rewilded elephants in their natural habitat. In the field, students are immersed in the culture of a S’gaw Karen village. Students from previous years have called the experience “life changing” and said that it “greatly influenced [their] educational and career path”.
The session runs from July 26 to August 22 in Thailand. The application deadline is April 1st and we have just a couple of places remaining. We would appreciate your willingness to share this opportunity with your department’s students. Please feel free to contact myself or Dr. Liv Baker (Lv824@hunter.cuny.edu) with any questions or when you would like to receive our detailed information brochure and application form
Thank you for your time,
Mara van Maarschalkerweerd, MSc
POSTED: 2/21/20
The Midwest Undergraduate Cognitive Science Conference (MUCSC), is a fully student-run organization dedicated to providing opportunities for undergraduates to practice their research presentation skills through poster sessions and live talks. We are currently seeking abstract submissions from passionate students interested in presenting at our 12th annual conference on April 4th, 2020. The abstract deadline is March 6th.
UPDATED: 3/27/2020
Danta is pleased to announce our 2020 field courses in tropical biology. Our courses are intended for undergraduates or early graduate level students who have a keen interest in tropical ecosystems and conservation, but have little or no experience of working in a tropical environment. Participants may enroll on either a credit or non-credit basis.
DANTA operates on a cooperative and collaborative teaching model with multiple international instructors on each course. Co-instruction allows for more individualized instruction, and the sharing and appreciation of different ideas. Visiting scholars are often incorporated into the curriculum to broaden student experience.
As much of our advertising is done by word-of-mouth, we encourage you to spread the word by forwarding this information to students or friends who may be interested in our programs.
For more information, please visit our website at www.DANTA.info and/or email conservation@danta.email. For an alumni perspective on our programs, please see our blog DANTAisms - https://dantablog.wordpress.com/.
Methods in Primate Behavior and Conservation
Dates: July 11-July 26, 2020.
Program Fee: $2600
Application deadline: June 15, 2020
Course Description: http://danta.info/field-courses/description.php
Primate Behavior and Conservation
Dates: June 10 – July 2, 2020
Program Fee: $3500
Application deadline: May 15, 2020
Course Description: http://danta.info/field-courses/description.php
Wildlife Conservation and Sustainability
Dates: June 10-June 25, 2020
Program fee: $2600
Application deadline: May 15, 2020
Course Description: http://danta.info/field-courses/description.php
Field Excursion
All courses include a visit to a wildlife rehabilitation center, sustainable chocolate plantation and dolphin and snorkeling trip of the Golfo Dulce. We overnight on the Boruca Indigenous Reserve where we will learn about the community and their traditional lifeways, and help with needed projects. Every effort is made to implement eco-friendly and socially responsible practices into our day-to-day operations, field courses and overall mission.
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DANTA: Association for Conservation of the Tropics
PO Box 411
1200 Veterans Memorial Blvd
Huntington, WV 25701
conservation@danta.email
740-274-2733
Dr. Lisa Stowers, Scripps Research Institute will be giving a talk titled: “Leveraging olfaction to study circuits mechanisms that drive innate behavior in the mouse”.
Date: February 21, 2020
Time: noon
Location: Multidisciplinary Science Building II, Room 102
Join us for Lunch and her lecture.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University researchers have discovered that a chemical compound found in essential oils improves the healing process in mice when it is topically applied to a skin wound -- a finding that could lead to improved treatments for skin injuries in humans.
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On Saturday, October 26, IU’s College of Arts and Sciences hosted its 6th annual Science Fest. Despite the rain, families still came out and had fun. CISAB participated for its 2nd year, with 3 demonstrations: Race Against a Chimpanzee, How to Build a Neuron and What Can a Skull Tell us about Behavior?
Many thanks to CISAB’s amazing group of volunteers for making this day of science outreach such a success: Lauren Bruner, Mecca Burris, Courtney Eshelman, Molly Fagan, Megan Freiler, Jay Goldberg, Clara Hall, Alec Iruri-Tucker, Sierra McAlister, Makenzie Mills, Layne Sermersheim, Cat Steinbeiser, Katie Talbot, and Ashlee Webb.
Science fest 2019 online Guide
The 2020 Animal Behavior Conference is scheduled for March 27th-28th, 2020. To be held at the Monroe Convention Center, 302 S. College Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana
The College of Arts